Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology

Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology is a comprehensive public charter elementary school / high school that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grades located in Paterson, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. The school operates under the terms of a charter granted by the New Jersey Department of Education granted in 2003, with authority to open in September 2004 with up to 178 students in grades six through nine, eventually expanding by the end of its initial charter in 2007 to nearly 500 students in grades 6 to 12.[4] The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 2014.[3]

Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology
Address
196 West Railway Avenue

Paterson
,
Passaic County
,
New Jersey
07503

United States
Coordinates40.896299°N 74.155388°W / 40.896299; -74.155388
Information
TypeCharter public elementary school / high school
Established2004
NCES School ID3400087[1]
Faculty114.0 FTEs[1]
GradesK–12
Enrollment1,439 (as of 2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio12.6:1[1]
Color(s)  Royal Blue and
  Gold[2]
Athletics conferenceNorth Jersey Interscholastic Conference
Team nameLions[2]
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
Websitewww.pcsst.org

As of the 2018–19 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,439 students and 114.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1. There were 926 students (64.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 191 (13.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

Awards, recognition and rankings

The school was the 279th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools".[5]

Athletics

The Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology Lions[2] compete in the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference, which operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.[6] With 288 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group I for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 75 to 476 students in that grade range.[7]

School colors are royal blue and gold. Sports offered include softball (women), baseball (men), cross country (men and women), basketball (men and women), volleyball (women) and soccer (men and women).[2]

References
  1. School data for Paterson Charter School For Science/Technology, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.
  2. Paterson Charter School Science & Technology, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  3. Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Accessed February 19, 2020.
  4. Commissioner Librera Presents Charter to Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology, New Jersey Department of Education, press release dated October 1, 2003. Accessed November 26, 2014. "Commissioner of Education William L. Librera today presented New Jersey's newest charter school to the State Board of Education. Commissioner Librera and State Board of Education President Arnold Hyndman welcomed representatives from Paterson's Charter School for Science and Technology. The school's charter has been granted through June 2007."
  5. Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
  6. League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
  7. NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
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